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Handpicked Escapes

Our properties are personally selected for their combination of style and child-friendly touches. Check the ‘Fast Facts’ on each property page for exactly what child-friendly facilities, services & gear can be found there.

3. The Cob & Red Barn

Holworthy (nr Bude), Devon

Earning high rankings in our guest ratings surveys over the past few years with more 'outstanding' comments than we can shake a stick at! Both are studies in funky contemporary design with a family-friendly edge.

6. White Cottage

Suffolk

If The White Company made cottages, this could be it! Cool yet cosy, simple yet luxurious, the owners of White Cottage have struck a fine balance of style and comfort then added unique fun extras to make families squeal with delight.

8. Tresbos Farmhouse

Midi-Pyrenees

This incredibly charming 19th century farmhouse is now a wonderfully family-friendly retreat sleeping up to eight (plus cots) in glamorous eclectic style. Nestled amongst 15 acres of grounds with a large outdoor pool and a lovely enclosed garden.

9. Beach Break

Cornwall

Set minutes from the surf and sand at pretty Widemouth Bay in the Devon/Cornwall border, 'Beach Break' (sleeps 9) is owned by one of Elle Decoration Magazine's top interiors stylists and has cool interiors to prove it.

10. Luxury Stays - Yew Tree Cottage

Yorkshire

Yew Tree Cottage is a real find. It nestles in spacious grounds yet is in the centre of a picturesque village, enjoys a picture-perfect historic cottage exterior but also benefits from a sophisticated, sensitive, yet contemporary interior.

Best Rated by 2016 Guests (UK)

1. Fallow Deer

Hampshire & New Forest

This cottage in the New Forest has something of Hansel and Gretel about it, but it's the friendly owners and their gaggle of animals that enchants kids and adults alike and has resulted in this cottage featuring in the 10-Best Rated list since it launched in 2012

2. Hyde Paddock

Hampshire & New Forest

The owners of Fallow Deer also own this lovely cottage just down the road and are clearly amazing hosts since they’ve snagged No 1 and 2 in Best Rated of 2015! Their warm friendly hospitality and the luxurious hot tub at Hyde Paddock earned consistently amazing reviews in 2015!

3. The Cowshed

Dorset

This country chic Dorset cottage has spent the last spent the last five years in the top half of our 10-Best Rated lists with endless glowing reviews from families who luxurious interiors, thoughtful welcome pack, baby gear and toys, plus the nationally acclaimed good food pub a short stroll away!

4. Tiptoe Cottage

Hampshire & New Forest

New to BFB in 2015 this lovely cottage and its thoughtful owner, Jane, quickly earned fantastic reviews, as much for its lovely interior and brilliant baby/toddler gear as Jane’s thoughtful welcome packs, which always include a wonderful home-made surprise!

5. Spindle Cottage

Hampshire & New Forest

Spindle Cottage is a true New Forest gem, combining a stylish home from home experience with a setting in the heart of the New Forest National Park where spot the wild pony or deer can become a daily activity!

6. Twin Cottage

Hampshire & New Forest

A regular in our 10-Best Rated lists since 2010, the slipper bath, French antique style bed, romantic fireplace and wild ponies on the doorstep make this New Forest cottage an idyllic rural retreat for grown-ups, whilst the high quality nursery gear and lovely wooden toys make it a real hit with mini guests too!

7. Old Dairy

Cornwall

Guests raved about this stylish cottage with its lovely gardens, play gear, friendly hosts and location only a few miles from a sandy beach, but it was the egg collecting and pig feeding that proved an extra big hit with mini guests.

8. Clydey Cottages (Jasmine)

Wales - West

Cottage clusters don't come much better than this luxurious farm stay in Pembrokeshire. Guests return year after year for the fun feeding rounds, indoor pool, gourmet ready meals and soft play barn with kids club.

9. Fron Fawr (Aneirin)

Wales - West

Perfect scores all round from guests in 2015 who especially loved the brilliant new play barn which, added to the outdoor play area and covered barn filled with ride-on toys, make it hard to drag toddlers away and all too tempting to simply kick back and relax on site day after day, despite Devon’s many attractions being a short drive away!

2. Montengrand - Pierre’s House

Midi-Pyrenees

It’s no exaggeration to say that the word "paradise" is often heard at Montengrand and its easy to see why - a picture-perfect row of five romantically quaint but beautifully renovated 2-3 bedroom cottages, nestled in the foothills of the Pyrenees.

3. Montengrand - La Petite Maison

Midi-Pyrenees

Once they've arrived and become enchanted, few families venture far from Montengrand although the very charming and well preserved medieval town of Mirepoix is just five minutes away by car and crammed with pretty shops, useful services (banks, pharmacies, doctors etc.) and family-friendly cafes and bistros.

4. Artagnan

Midi-Pyrenees

This impressive villa and heated private pool holds an enviable record for appearing in the BFB Best Rated by Past Guests lists every year since we added we began the ratings. Super-friendly hosts and owners, Tim and Razia, not only maintain the villa to exceptional standards but also offer fantastic pre-arrival shopping and an informal ‘Kids club’, allowing parents to utterly relax.

5. Caserio del Mirador – Isabel

Valencia

Caserío del Mirador enjoys a peaceful setting amongst almond trees and olive groves with a stunning, far reaching view down the valley to the Mediterranean coast that makes a fantastic first impression.

6. La Grange

Loire

La Grange is a smart family gite from which to discover all the highlights of France's scenic Loire Valley famous from it's fairytale castles and fine wines to it's stunning scenery and above average sunshine.

8. La Maison de Maitre – Coco Suite

9. Villa Pian Di Cascina – Montefalco

Tuscany and Umbria

Here, relaxation begins before guests even arrive as a long list of baby and toddler gear, arrival night meal options and a thoughtfully stocked 'honesty grocery basket' complete with wine, beer, cereal, jams, pasta and sauces, means there's no need to start packing a month before the holiday.

Chiconomic

1. Red Barn

2. Westbrook Court

Hay-on-Wye, Herefordshire

In a setting about as idyllic as they come, there are 5-acres of land/fields to explore, owners Chris and Kari have lavishly built brand new special space to boutique interior design standards for frazzled parents with tots in tow.